Twins like the look of 2024 starting rotation, but won't rule out seeking more talentForCaleb wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 2:38 pmI agree with everything here, but if Sonny doesn't resign the Twins have to get someone stable and reliable to anchor the middle of the rotation. The replacement doesn't have to be better than Sonny, but it should be close or a solid #3.weimy froob wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 1:45 pmaccording to the strib article today they're just going to make sonny a one year 20.5 million dollar offer and he'll go the free agency route. they said they're comfortable going into the season with that rotation--but if they're not going to foreclose the idea of bringing in another arm. i think you can have some optimism with paddack if he can stay healthy. they want louie to find another pitch if he's going to be in the rotation. he could be asked to go back to the bullpen too. ryan as a #2 seems folly unless he finds another pitch to miss bats with. too many two strike pitches fouled off in the second half of the season which drove up his pitch count along with all those HRs.ChrisPaulGeorgeHill wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:43 pm If the front office/ownership gets cheap (I think they are and will be) with the rotation this offseason and we roll into next year with the rumored Lopez/Ryan/Ober/Paddack/Varland five, that would be a recipe for disaster.
Joe Ryan has been consistently inconsistent so far and to peg him as your #2 is shaky at best.
Ober has been decent, but I feel he’s more of 4/5 guy.
Paddack and Tyler Mahle have proven nothing other than that they can’t stay healthy.
Varland has had some decent outings but also some terrible ones.
Even if the division is comparable in weakness next season to how it was this past, I think the team struggles to win it again and also stay healthy.
Bring Gray back or sign an above average proven starter to replace him as pitching was the main reason to the success of last year along with a weak division.
The team should NOT make their greatest strength weaker.
ober might be the key. is he going to get better?
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